Scottie Barnes scored 24 points, and the Toronto Raptors beat NBA-worst Washington 106-82 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory and the Wizards’ 15th loss in a row.
Jakub Poetl added 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists to help the Raptors to their first five-game winning streak since April 1, 2022. They have won seven of eight games.
Toronto allowed its fewest points of the season and forced a season-high 27 turnovers.
Kyle Kuzma had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Washington. The Wizards had their worst scoring and turnover numbers of the season.
Toronto began the game on a 14-0 run, while Washington turned it over three times and missed its first eight shots. Jonas Valanciunas finally scored the Wizards’ first points on a putback of his own miss with 6:53 left in the first quarter.
Toronto began Wednesday 5 1/2 games back of Chicago for the final Eastern Conference play-in spot. The Raptors will play their next four at home.
The Raptors host Chicago on Friday night. Washington hosts the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.